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Obituaries for May 15, 2011
(Obituary ~ 05/14/11)
Fred Lee Ballard, 75, of Trimble, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired farmer, a Mason and member of the Mason Hall Pearl Lodge No. 200. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Pierce Cemetery in Trimble with the Rev. Perry Grills officiating...
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Healthy Woman encourages local women to eat dessert first
(Local News ~ 05/14/11)
April's Healthy Woman event, a dessert-and-coffee event encouraging local women to eat dessert first, was held in the midst of severe weather warnings on Tuesday, April 26. Several ladies attended the event at the Dyersburg Country Club at the Farms in spite of the forecast. In addition to sweet bites and plenty of java, those attending were treated to a presentation by Dr. James Gebhart on wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy...
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Great American Cleanup coming up Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/14/11)
Dyer County residents: Get ready to make your county beautiful! The annual Great American Cleanup (GAC) event is taking place Saturday, May 21 beginning at 8 a.m. at Okeena Park. The GAC Committee held its last meeting prior to the event on Tuesday and is hoping for a successful morning. Dyer County Litter Coordinator Ersley McLemore says he hopes for a large volunteer turnout on the day of the event...
- Bark in the Park (Local News ~ 05/14/11)
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City Board to meet Monday
(Local News ~ 05/14/11)
The Dyersburg City Board of Mayor and Alderman will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 16 in the courtroom of the Municipal Building. Items on the agenda include: The board will also hear reports from the aldermen and communication from the mayor...
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Local businessman frustrated after being burglarized for fourth time
(Local News ~ 05/14/11)
After having his business burglarized several times over the past few years, a Dyersburg businessman said he is fed up. R. Lee Strayhorn, owner of Strayhorn Barber Shop on St. Joseph Street, had his store broken into sometime before he opened for business on Wednesday. ...
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Work to begin on port in July
(Local News ~ 05/14/11)
The Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority (NWTRPA) received a detailed legal briefing from city attorney John Lannom on the various contracts and agreements related to the TIGER II grant at their monthly meeting on Wednesday morning. In addition to the legal briefing from Lannom, the board approved a few administrative tasks on the TIGER II grant, including the first invoice as it continues to prepare to begin work on the new port in July...
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Officials making plans to open disaster recovery center
(Local News ~ 05/14/11)
Emergency management officials are making preparations to open a state Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster recovery center in Dyer County sometime this week, and they want victims to go ahead and register with FEMA. Kim Anderson, FEMA public information officer, joined Mike Caudill, Tennessee Emergency Management agency area coordinator, and Dyer County Emergency Director James Medling on Friday to begin the process of opening a center and encouraging victims of the recent straight-line winds from April 19 and the record flooding. ...
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More than half-million dollars seized in traffic stop
(Local News ~ 05/14/11)
A traffic stop in Dyer County by the West Tennessee Drug Task Force/Tennessee Highway Patrol Interdiction Plus Team resulted in the seizure of over a half-million dollars in U.S. currency. The incident occurred Thursday evening when Special Agent Grant Montgomery pulled over the driver of a semitrailer for a traffic violation. The driver, a 48-year-old male from Weslaco, Texas, was headed northbound into Dyersburg on Highway 51...
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